Context (CMS Context)
The presence of an 'M' as a suffix to the old number inscribed on the metal label suggests that the object was collected by Alfred Percival Maudslay. It is possible that he collected the object in Fiji, during his work as Private Secretary to the Governor of Fiji between 1875 and 1877.
Event Date 26/8/2015
Author: Lucie Carreau

Description (CMS Description)
String of shell money and/or ornament formed of a double row of conus or trochus shell beads strung on a vegetable fibre cord. The central part of the object is decorated with a single row of red shell beads.
Event Date 26/8/2015
Author: maa

Context (CMS Context)
Labels & inscriptions: A small metal label attached to the object reads: 'O.VI.58.1.M.' ['1' in superscript] in white ink. A small label attached to the object reads 'Z 6250'.
Event Date 26/8/2015
Author: maa

Description (CMS Description)
[From catalogue card:] 'Necklace. Double string of perforated clam shell beads.'
Event Date 26/8/2015
Author: maa